Off topic: Can you identify this language? Thread poster: JaneTranslates
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Pakuti pamene tinali chikhalire ofoka, pa nyengo yake Khristu anawafera osapembedza. Aroma 5:6
I was given a lovely picture of African elephants with the above caption. I guessed (from "Khristu") that it might be a biblical quotation, and "Aroma" made me think of the Epistle to the Romans. I'm 98% certain I'm right, because Romans 5:6 reads:
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." (NIV)
But I'm cu... See more Pakuti pamene tinali chikhalire ofoka, pa nyengo yake Khristu anawafera osapembedza. Aroma 5:6
I was given a lovely picture of African elephants with the above caption. I guessed (from "Khristu") that it might be a biblical quotation, and "Aroma" made me think of the Epistle to the Romans. I'm 98% certain I'm right, because Romans 5:6 reads:
"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." (NIV)
But I'm curious by nature and would like to know what language this is. Can you help? Many thanks.
Jane ▲ Collapse
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Just a guess:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language
If you google "Khristu anawafera" a couple of pamphlets come up:
download.jw.org/files/media_books/45/es13_CN.pdf
and
download.branham.org.s3.amazonaws.com/.../CHA62-1013.pdf
A few of the words in the Wikipedia article also show up in the pamphlets and the Watchtower one says "Chichewa" ... See more Just a guess:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language
If you google "Khristu anawafera" a couple of pamphlets come up:
download.jw.org/files/media_books/45/es13_CN.pdf
and
download.branham.org.s3.amazonaws.com/.../CHA62-1013.pdf
A few of the words in the Wikipedia article also show up in the pamphlets and the Watchtower one says "Chichewa" and "Made in the Republic of South Africa."
[Edited at 2013-02-07 20:28 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jan Willem van Dormolen (X) 
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I've run this through Google Translate, which claims it can automatically identify a source language. It says: Swahili. It doesn't give a translation though... ("Kuti disdain tinali chikhalire ofoka, place his nyengo Khristu is wafera osapembedza. aroma 5:6")
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It looks like Daina is right, it's Chichewa, and you're also correct, Aroma = Romans.
I found this, I hope it helps ^_^
http://sasrc.com/chichewa/
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Is a Nigerian place. I would also go for Chichewa.
http://translate.chichewadictionary.org/
chikhalire: from the beginning
pamene: where
nyengo : season
yake= his or her
Can't realy find it in Romans 5:6 though.
[Edited at 2013-02-08 08:22 GMT]
| | | | JaneTranslates
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, everybody. | Feb 9, 2013 |
I was kind of hoping for someone who really knows the mystery language to pop up, but you've got me pretty well convinced that Chichewa is probably right.
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